Tasmanian tiger: remains of the last-known thylacine unearthed in museum

It is bittersweet that the mystery surrounding the remains of the last thylacine has been solved', says Tasmanian museum director

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The remains of the last-known thylacine, thought for decades to have been lost, have in fact been sitting in the collection of a Tasmanian museum.

Researchers recently realised the remains entered the collection of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) in 1936 but hadn't been properly identified.

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